I thought at the time that hiring Moraz was a mistake. Yes, he was clever and a virtuoso player but couldn't have been more different from Mike Pinder whom he was replacing. He was flashy but shallow and I never liked his style at all. Did the Moody Blues screw Moraz? Probably, and it is difficult to hear them parse questions on the stand.
What a horrible example of the legal profession, this so-called lawyer cross-examining Graeme Edge. Sleazy. Crude. Not even paying attention in that Graeme wasn't laughing or smiling. The crowd was. What a dolt. Moraz ended up with 60K after the ambulance chaser got done with his cut. Good.
Dude wrote half a song in the 13 years he was with the band while Mike Pinder always wrote for every album he did. Being on album covers and promotional materials doesn't count you as a member of the band. Contracts do. He was offered $400,000 but wanted more and only ended up with $77,000
Pat M., sueing the moody blues,,, What an ass,,!, Pat M. Is a selfish egotistical Dick,,! & when this was over,, NO ONE WOULD HIRE HIM TO SHINE SHOES,,,! PERIOD,,!
Moraz is deliberately muddling up his understanding to confuse the defence and the jury . In retrospect perhaps an interpreter would of been useful as Moraz could just fall back on him misunderstanding due to English not being his native tongue.
This lawyer is trying to wind up the very cool and calm musicians to no avail . He is rude , not on top of his brief and discourteous. He is failing terribly to prove without any evidence that moaning Moraz was a full member of the band . The point has been made that there is and never was a written agreement or verbal that he would be a band member. He was a session musician. The lawyer is trying every way but makes himself look extremely foolish.
Moraz was only ever going to be a session musician; end of argument. This poor lawyer is struggling to persuade the jury that despite no evidence what so ever Moraz was a full member of the band
You could be,, the finest musician in the world. If you have this ego,,? & nasty attitude, NO ONE WANTS YOU AROUND,,!, & THAT IS TO A T. PATRICK M. HE IS AN ASS,,!!!,
How ridiculous to claim that Moraz was earning more money than the rest of the band . Assuming each songwriter received royalties then Hayward & Lodge would have earned the most and so much more than those two . Think of all the hit songs, hit albums made before Moraz joined ! I don’t know how much he contributed to song writing in his time in the band but it can not have ever equaled what the two principal writers did. Why on earth would they offer Moraz to be full band member? Why would they need too ? He was employed as a session musician and on a wage . Moraz has history as a difficult and flaky musician.
Love the mbs . And I've watched recordings of performances with as moraz. Although a very good keyboard, he didn't replicate the oriiginal sound and he moved around so much to draw attention. watch the Mbs , they are a cool moving band. No mick jagger moves.
To rake the moody blues over like this, is complete Crap,!, Justin, John, jrahme, & ray,, are the nicest guys, a person could ever be lucky enough to know,,! They are perfectionist,,!, very few would fit in , ;& Patrict M., is a jerk,,!
I never realized, Morranz, was such a pussy,,!, what did he do with all the money he made,,? HIS GOLD DIGGER WIFE BLEW IT,! & MORRANZ, WAS DOING SERIOUS DRUGS,,!, DURING THIS TRIAL HE STILL WAS,,!
He's got the Edge here. it was very difficult to go to a moody blues concert for me while Patrick Moraz was in the band. Each and every move he screamed arseshole.
The document states if he ever leaves the band, and for promotional purposes, he can say he is an 'ex member' of the Moody Blues. Meaning he WAS a member in the first place.
However he never signed any documents to say he was a full band member. Given that everything was decided by all four members and signed off by their legal team and this never happened.
@@andrewarthurmatthews6685 It's a technicality. I love the Moody's and I am not aware of all the behind the scenes dynamics, but I CAN see both sides of this. Although near the end, they were obviously not happy with Patrick. Other than 'technically' -for all intense and purposes, he was a member of the Moody Blues you know? It's not like being a sideman with the Stones (Darryl Jones) who tours AND records with them but is not seen on studio album covers. Moraz was seen as a full member on album covers and liner notes. The judge ruled in favor of Moraz though, but probably just enough to pay his lawyers fees,
''Traitorous Lawyers always drowning in their webs that they've spun. Only a matter of time until they'll have no place left to run.'' ~Moody Blues Fan
How could Moraz be "destitute" if he had so many projects going? Was he that bad at negotiating contracts? Sounds like he viewed the Moody Blues as a cash cow for him. Personally, I never cared for his contributions on the various albums. Pinder was the best.
A friend of mine played in the Detroit Symphony when the Moody Blues started doing their live performances of "Days of Future Passed". A smaller orchestra was drawn from the symphony, one of whom was a bassoon player, to back the band in their performance. The bassonist asked the band for their autographs as a keepsake from the event. They politely, but firmly, told him to piss off. When he related this story to my friend, she laughed and said "Hon, welcome to the 'Big Leagues'." It was readily apparent that the Moody Blues strictly controlled access to every aspect of the business they were in and made money from. Formidable men, to say the least.
